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En En Amendments 1 European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 2020/2124(INI) 10.3.2021 AMENDMENTS 1 - 247 Draft report Pedro Silva Pereira (PE680.731v01-00) Financial Activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2020 (2020/2124(INI)) AM\1225811EN.docx PE689.625v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegReport PE689.625v01-00 2/114 AM\1225811EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Eugen Jurzyca, Derk Jan Eppink, Roberts Zīle, Bogdan Rzońca, Johan Van Overtveldt Motion for a resolution Citation 3 Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the Commission deleted communication of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019)0640), Or. en Amendment 2 Eugen Jurzyca, Derk Jan Eppink, Roberts Zīle, Bogdan Rzońca Motion for a resolution Citation 4 Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the Commission deleted communication of 14 January 2020 entitled ‘Sustainable Europe Investment Plan – European Green Deal Investment Plan’ (COM(2020)0021), Or. en Amendment 3 Dimitrios Papadimoulis on behalf of the The Left Group Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the EIB Financial Report for 2019, published on 5 May 2020, Or. en AM\1225811EN.docx 3/114 PE689.625v01-00 EN Amendment 4 Eugen Jurzyca, Derk Jan Eppink, Roberts Zīle, Bogdan Rzońca Motion for a resolution Citation 8 Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the adoption of deleted the Climate Bank Roadmap by the EIB Board of Directors on 11 November 2020 and to the EIB’s new climate strategy of November 2020, Or. en Amendment 5 Dimitrios Papadimoulis on behalf of the The Left Group Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the EIB’s approval of the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the EU of 7 October 2016, Or. en Amendment 6 Dimitrios Papadimoulis on behalf of the The Left Group Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Or. en PE689.625v01-00 4/114 AM\1225811EN.docx EN Amendment 7 Eugen Jurzyca, Derk Jan Eppink, Roberts Zīle, Bogdan Rzońca Motion for a resolution Citation 17 Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to its resolution of deleted 13 November 2020 on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan – How to finance the Green Deal4 , _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0305. Or. en Amendment 8 Eugen Jurzyca, Derk Jan Eppink, Roberts Zīle, Bogdan Rzońca, Johan Van Overtveldt Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Special Report entitled ‘European Fund for Strategic Investments: Action needed to make EFSI a full success’, published on 29 January 2019 Or. en Amendment 9 Markus Ferber Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the European Court of Auditors' "Special Report AM\1225811EN.docx 5/114 PE689.625v01-00 EN 12/2020: The European Investment Advisory Hub — Launched to boost investment in the EU, the Hub’s impact remains limited"; Or. en Amendment 10 Luis Garicano, Olivier Chastel, Ivars Ijabs, Paul Tang, Sven Giegold Motion for a resolution Citation 20 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 13 January 2020 on institutions and bodies of the Economic and Monetary Union: preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest; Or. en Amendment 11 Luis Garicano, Olivier Chastel, Ivars Ijabs, Paul Tang, Sven Giegold Motion for a resolution Citation 20 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the 22 July 2016 letter from the Ombudsman to the President of the EIB on conflict of interest issues and the President of the EIB´s reply of 31 January 2017; Or. en Amendment 12 Luis Garicano, Olivier Chastel, Ivars Ijabs, Paul Tang, Sven Giegold Motion for a resolution PE689.625v01-00 6/114 AM\1225811EN.docx EN Citation 20 c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the Recommendation of the Ombudsman in case 2168/2019/KR on how the European Banking Authority handled the move of its former Executive Director to become CEO of a financial industry lobby; Or. en Amendment 13 Luis Garicano, Olivier Chastel, Ivars Ijabs, Paul Tang, Sven Giegold Motion for a resolution Citation 20 d (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to Counterbalance´s 2019 report "Is the EIB up to the task in tackling fraud and corruption? Challenges for the EU Bank’s governance framework"; Or. en Amendment 14 Dimitrios Papadimoulis on behalf of the The Left Group Motion for a resolution Recital A Motion for a resolution Amendment A. whereas under Article 309 of the A. whereas under Article 309 of the TFEU and in line with the case law of the TFEU and in line with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the EIB is tasked with contributing to the EIB is tasked with contributing to the achievement of the Union’s objectives; achievement of the Union’s objectives; whereas under Article 18 of its Statute, the EIB should ensure that its funds are employed as rationally as possible in the AM\1225811EN.docx 7/114 PE689.625v01-00 EN interests of the Union; Or. en Amendment 15 Pascal Canfin, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Gilles Boyer Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B a. whereas the EIB plays an important role in the EU's strategy to tackle climate- and environmental-related challenges - challenges that are this generation's defining task, as outlined by the Commission, with EUR 350 billion of additional investments needed annually to achieve the updated 2030 climate and energy targets; Or. en Amendment 16 Dimitrios Papadimoulis on behalf of the The Left Group Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B a. whereas the EIB Group is bound by the Treaties to contribute to EU integration, economic and social cohesion and regional development, through various investment instruments such as loans, equities, guarantees, risk-sharing facilities and advisory services; Or. en Amendment 17 PE689.625v01-00 8/114 AM\1225811EN.docx EN Pedro Silva Pereira, Pedro Marques, Eero Heinäluoma, Csaba Molnár, Joachim Schuster, Margarida Marques Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B a. whereas the EIB has taken on a significant role in mobilising financing to the economy following the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020; Or. en Amendment 18 Johan Van Overtveldt Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B a. Whereas the European Investment Bank operates independently. Or. nl Amendment 19 Pascal Canfin, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Gilles Boyer Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B b. whereas the EIB, being the world’s largest multilateral borrower and lender, and jointly owned by EU Member States, is the EU’s natural partner for the implementation of financial instruments, in close cooperation with national and multilateral financial institutions; Or. en AM\1225811EN.docx 9/114 PE689.625v01-00 EN Amendment 20 Pedro Silva Pereira, Pedro Marques, Eero Heinäluoma, Csaba Molnár, Paul Tang, Joachim Schuster, Margarida Marques Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B b. whereas the EIB committed in 2019 to support the objectives of the European Green Deal, align all its financing activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement and become the ‘EU Climate Bank’; Or. en Amendment 21 Pedro Silva Pereira, Pedro Marques, Eero Heinäluoma, Csaba Molnár, Paul Tang, Joachim Schuster, Margarida Marques Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B c. whereas the EIB Board of Directors approved the Climate Bank Roadmap (CBR); Or. en Amendment 22 Pedro Silva Pereira, Pedro Marques, Eero Heinäluoma, Csaba Molnár, Paul Tang, Joachim Schuster, Margarida Marques Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B d. whereas the EIB has started the review process of its 2011 Transport Lending Policy, with the goal of PE689.625v01-00 10/114 AM\1225811EN.docx EN supporting accessible, efficient, green and safe transport; Or. en Amendment 23 Pedro Silva Pereira, Pedro Marques, Eero Heinäluoma, Csaba Molnár, Joachim Schuster, Margarida Marques Motion for a resolution Recital B e (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B e. whereas support for SMEs and Midcaps is a fundamental public policy goal of the EIB; whereas in 2019 alone, the EIB Group supported over 386 600 SMEs and mid-caps with new financing; whereas support for SMEs accounted for 35% of overall EIB signature volume; Or. en Amendment 24 Pedro Silva Pereira, Pedro Marques, Eero Heinäluoma, Csaba Molnár, Paul Tang, Joachim Schuster, Margarida Marques Motion for a resolution Recital B f (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B f. whereas EIB investment has the capacity to support the social sector, including health, education and housing; Or. en Amendment 25 Pedro Silva Pereira, Pedro Marques, Eero Heinäluoma, Csaba Molnár, Joachim Schuster, Margarida Marques Motion for a resolution AM\1225811EN.docx 11/114 PE689.625v01-00 EN Recital B g (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B g. whereas in 2019 the EIB approved loans worth EUR 7.8 billion for projects outside the Union, including EUR 1.1 billion in least developed countries (LDCs) and fragile states; Or. en Amendment 26 Pedro Silva Pereira, Pedro Marques, Eero Heinäluoma, Csaba Molnár, Paul Tang, Joachim Schuster, Margarida Marques Motion for a resolution Recital B h (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B h.
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